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H. J. DAVIBS GLoGK DIAL. No. 291,989. Patented Jan. l5, 1884.

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SPECIFECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. SZQLQSQ, dated Januaryl5, 1884.

Application tiled February G, lSSIS. (Model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be itlznown that I, HnNRYJncKsoN D.\.vrns, a. citizen of the UniteC`States, residing at l Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of INew York, have invented a new and uset'ul Clock-Dial, of which thefollowing is a specication.

My invention consists in a new and useful product or article ofinanufacture-naniely, a elook -dial formed of hard rubber having` asniooth and glossy dark surface and letters formed in or flush with thesurface, and the portion surrounding the letters depressed.

A @look-dial formed of hard rubber as l propose has the followingadvantages: First, it is simple in construction, see-ond, it can be madethin, and therefore be light in Weight; third, the lettering ispermanent and distinct, fourth, it has an even, unvarying, or smooth andglossy surface; tfth, it is very durable, as it is not liable to cracl;or break when carelessly haudled; sixth, it can be made under theordinary process; seventh, itis handsome; eighth, the face is jet black,and being glossy throws up the lettering.

Clocl -tlials heretofor niade of so-ealled porcelain are not desirable,for the reason that the enamel laid on copper or other metal cracks andpart falls otr", and it frequently happens that this occurs j ust wherethe iigu res are painted. rIhese eloelr-dials made of zinc with printedpaper dials are ineonipara-hly lesslasting than rubber. Wvhere theclock-dials are made of pressed glass, their brittleness is anobjection, and the time indications are indistinct. Where iron is used,it is heavy and euinbersonie. The usefulness ot' niy dial will bereadily seen, therefore.

n order that iny invention may be fully understood, l ivill proceed todescribe with reference to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure lis an elevation of a @look-dial einbodying niy invention. 7 is atransverse section thereof on the line 2 2, l.

A is niyiinproved dial, iorined of hard rubber-prel'erably vulcanizedunder pressureafter the process ein ployed by the Ansonia lino berCompany. The face isjet black, smooth, and glossy, and the surface isdepressed, as shown at a, to present letters (flush with the surface oithe dial) and the ininute depres sions Z).

Having thus described iny invention, the following is what I claim asnew therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

As a new article oi' manufacture, a hardrubber clock-dial having sinoothand glossy taee, letters flush with the surface, depressions uroundingthe letters to present theni in relier', and ininute depressions, as setforth.

HENRY J. DAY ES.

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